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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, including all prior periods presented, have been prepared under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and have been presented in U.S. dollars (“USD”) rounded to the nearest million unless otherwise indicated. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2025 audited consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2026. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent period or the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. These financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments, including reclassifications) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair and comparable statement of results for the interim periods presented in accordance with GAAP.
The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Included among the material (or potentially material) reported amounts and disclosures that require the use of estimates are fair value of certain financial assets, future policy benefits (“FPB”), market risk benefits (“MRB”), valuation of embedded derivatives in policyholders’ account balances (“PAB”), and deferred income taxes, including the recoverability of deferred tax assets. Such estimates and assumptions are subject to inherent uncertainties, which may result in actual amounts differing from reported amounts.
Basis of Consolidation
These financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, which are legal entities where the Company has a controlling financial interest by either holding a majority voting interest or being the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity (“VIE”). Entities that are determined not to be VIEs are voting interest entities (“VOEs”), which are evaluated under the voting interest model, under which a controlling financial interest is established through a majority voting interest or through other means.
The consolidation assessment depends on the specific facts and circumstances for each entity and requires judgment. All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full on consolidation. Refer to Note 2 of the Company’s December 31, 2025 audited consolidated financial statements for a further description of the Company’s accounting policies regarding consolidation.
Out-of-Period Adjustment
During the quarter ended June 30, 2026, the Company identified an immaterial error that existed in the previously issued financial statements due to the incorrect initial classification of certain investments resulting in the impacted investments being held as equity securities rather than equity method investments within investment funds. The Company evaluated the materiality of the error from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, Materiality, and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, and concluded that the error was not material to any period. The Company corrected the cumulative effect of the error with an out-of-period adjustment in the financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The out-of-period adjustment resulted in a $22 million increase in “Net income (loss)”, a $101 million decrease in “Total investments”, which includes a $540 million decrease in “Equity securities, at fair value”, and a $439 million increase in "Other invested assets”, a $21 million increase in “Deferred tax asset”, and a $80 million decrease in “Total equity”, which includes a $107 million decrease in “Additional paid-in capital”, a $22 million increase in “Retained earnings”, and a $5 million increase in “Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes”. The impact to “Additional paid-in capital” is reflected in the “Contributions from (distributions to) shareholders, net of tax” line within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
In the current period, the Company did not adopt any Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that was material in presentation or amount.
Accounting Policies
The following is a subset of the Company’s significant accounting policies and should be read in conjunction with its significant accounting policies described in Note 2 of its December 31, 2025 audited consolidated financial statements.
Segments – In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting (“ASC 280”), the Company uses a management approach to determine operating segments. The management approach considers the internal organization and reporting used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for making decisions, allocation of resources and assessing performance. The Company’s CODM has been identified as the Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. Chief Executive Officer and the Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. Chief Financial Officer who review the results of operations when making decisions about capital allocation and investment strategies, as well as product mix and pricing of insurance products. Starting in the second quarter of 2026, the Company’s operations are managed on a consolidated basis (see Note 24 - Segment Reporting).
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company continues to assess the impacts on the financial statements of the following ASUs issued but not yet adopted as of June 30, 2026. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or insignificant in presentation or amount.
ASU 2024-03 – On November 4, 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The amendments in this ASU require public business entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. This ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, to be applied on either a retrospective or prospective basis subject to certain exceptions, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on our financial statements. However, as they apply to disclosure requirements, the adoption of this ASU is not anticipated to have a material impact on our profitability, financial position or cash flows.
ASU 2025-06 – On September 18, 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Improvements to Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The amendments in this ASU aim to simplify and modernize the guidance for internal-use software costs by removing stage-based development references and introducing a principle-based approach for capitalization criteria. Among other things, it clarifies when costs should be capitalized versus expensed, eliminates certain terminology, and aligns the guidance more closely with current software development practices. This ASU will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and should be applied prospectively, with early adoption permitted. Entities may also elect retrospective application or a modified retrospective application. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of adopting this standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.